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Solvency II Roles and Structures – report of the SAI Working Party A cross-practice working party of the Society of the Actuaries in Ireland was formed to consider: how the Actuarial Function and Risk Management Function under Solvency II might operate …

Deriving financial & economic assumptions (LUNCHTIME MEETING) * THIS MEETING IS NOW FULLY BOOKED* Every year, the Society’s Finance & Investment Committee establishes a standard set of economic assumptions that are then used by other Practice Committees …

Hedging Variable Annuities Using a simple example of a Put Option, this paper explores such matters as the significance of Realised Volatility risk, Underlying Volatility risk and choice of hedged formula on the effectiveness of applying a hedging …

A Review of Retirement Income choices available from Irish DC pensions Earlier this year, a Working Party was set up to consider ARFs, AMRFs and annuities in more detail. The scope of the work was to review and draft a discussion paper setting out …

Current Topics Paper The Current Topics paper is an initiative of the Recent Qualifiers Committee.  It is produced by recently qualified actuaries and provides a detailed summary of recent developments from the following practice areas;  Life & …

Target-Risk Equity Funds Target-Risk Equity Funds have significant applications in: (i) the investment and risk management of DB and DC pension plans; (ii) reducing the volatility of multi-asset portfolios; (iii) managing the market risk of equity …

Inflationary pressures in the Irish Private Health Insurance market The Society's Healthcare Committee has prepared a research paper on inflationary pressures in the Irish Private Health Insurance market.  This has produced some interesting findings in …

Webinar: Understanding the gender gap at the highest performance level in Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics     If you missed the live webinar, you can watch the recording of it here: YouTube actuview     The proportion of female entrants to …